Performers

The RPS supports and champions a range of performers nationwide, from amateurs to those facing challenges and barriers to progress that we can help them overcome.

philharmonic:
adj. devoted to music; music-loving

Support for Performers

We are particularly devoted to supporting performers in the difficult first steps of their career, through a range of opportunities and grants.

RPS Women Conductors

The RPS is the proud home of the UK's foremost practical initiative addressing gender equality in classical music, transforming the careers of countless talented women.

RPS Thea Musgrave Performance Grants

A new initiative encouraging UK performances of Thea Musgrave’s music, made possible by the RPS Thea Musgrave Fund.

Meeting the UK's inspirational choirs

What makes Britain 'philharmonic'? We hit the road, taking some star vocal soloists to meet and sing with some of the nation's treasured non-professional choirs.

RPS Gerald Moore Award

The RPS is the new home for this longstanding award for piano accompanists.

Mentoring

Giving young artists the contacts and expertise they need to excel, with support from the estate of a great performer.

Past Ventures

A closer look at a range of projects we've created for performers in the past - including the major RPS Enterprise Fund and RPS Audience Fund - illustrating the range of opportunities we can create with fresh support.

Further opportunities

A webpage signposting other organisations offering grants and loans for instrument purchase.